Monday, July 23, 2012

The season finale of ABCâs âThe Bacheloretteâ Sunday was unlike any other of its kind.Â

Contrary to the proposals that took place on dramatic mountaintops or cliffs overlooking the ocean in seasons past, the climax of this seasonâs last episode took place on a quaint street corner in the Caribbean island of Curacao.

And on that corner, southern belle Bachelorette Emily Maynard said yes â" to Jef Holm, a 27-year-old entrepreneur from Utah, who remained a consistent frontrunner for his edgy style and witty personality throughout the season.Â

âIâm so grateful that you came here and put your heart on the line one more time,â Jef said. âWhat Iâm about to ask you arenât just empty words. What Iâm about to ask you is a forever thing.â

Jef then dropped down to one knee with a Neil Lane diamond and popped the question, to which the blonde beauty responded: âYes.â

Although Jef and runner-up Arie Luyendyk Jr. were both well received when meeting Emilyâs parents, the Bacheloretteâs date with Jef in which she let the suitor meet Ricki for the first time sealed the deal.Â

In a teary conversation injected into the middle of the show, Emily disclosed to host Chris Harrison that she had already made her decision.Â No final date was necessary with Arie, and she was going to spare him the embarrassment of proposing by sending him home a day early.

âItâs just not fair to him,â Emily said choking up.Â âAs much as I love him, Iâve fallen in love with someone else just a little bit more.â

The Bachelorette headed to her date with Arie to send him home â" Arie didnât see it coming.

âTomorrow, Iâm getting engaged,â he said beaming in his testimonial, as he completed a love potion with a local resident to give to Emily.

No, seriously.

âI feel like when I tell her I love her I can see it in her eyes,â he said.Â

Emilyâs expression upon her arrival quickly shed light on her decision.Â

âI donât know what to do and I donât know what to say,â she said sobbing. âFor so long I thought it was going to be me and you.â